September 22, 2021 - Following what many have called the most conservative session in Texas history, State Representative Chris Paddie (R-Marshall) today announced that he will not seek re-election to Texas House District 9 in 2022. House District 9 includes Cass, Marion, Harrison, Panola, Sabine, and Shelby counties.
May 21, 2021 - Last week, the House hit an important deadline, the last day to debate House bills. With things moving fast and furious this week, the House passed several important measures.
May 14, 2021 - Last week has been a long one in Austin, with floor debates going late into the night several nights. But I am committed to delivering conservative results for East Texas, which is what we have been seeing out of the Texas House.
April 29, 2021 - Last week, the House passed the only bill that we are constitutionally required to pass, the state budget. While the Legislature addresses many important issues each session, the budget is the only legislation that we are required to pass or come back for a special session.
April 21, 2021 - Last week, we welcomed the National Champion Baylor Bears men’s basketball team to the Capitol. It was great to celebrate these young men’s accomplishment! Celebrating Texans who have accomplished great feats is one of the biggest aspects missing from this session. I for one am looking forward to getting back to normal in all aspects of life.
April 3, 2021 - Happy Easter! I hope you are getting to spend sometime with your families this weekend as we celebrate the resurrection of Christ!
The House is taking Good Friday off so the members can return home and spend some time with their families, but we will be back and hard at work next week, as we enter the final sixty days of the 87th Legislative Session.
March 27, 2021 - Last week saw another the marathon hearing in the State Affairs committee and the House passed its first bills of the session. Last week also represented the half-way point of the 87th Legislative Session.
March 22, 2021 - Last week, House committees continued working on several important pieces of legislation. I laid out several bills, including the Texas Small Business Recovery Act and several of the electric reform bills that I wrote about earlier this month.
One of the bills that I laid out is HB 570, the Texas Small Business Recovery Act. This Act, which passed the House last year, but didn't make it through the Senate, would provide an incentive for investment funds to invest in small businesses in rural Texas.
March 14, 2021 - Last week marked one of the first important procedural deadlines of the 87th Legislative Session: the bill filing deadline. Friday (March 12th) was the last day that members of the Legislature could file bills for consideration. As you can imagine, that resulted in a flurry of bill filings.